Interoperability in healthcare moving forward despite challenges

Healthcare IT News September 20, 2024
Jeff Lagasse

Confusion around CMS’ final rules has been a challenge, yet the industry continues to advance seamless data exchange.

Interoperability has been a longstanding goal for healthcare: The promise of being able to exchange data seamlessly between health information networks has been a goal the industry has been working toward for years, and now payers and healthcare organizations have to wrangle with rules, passed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, governing how such exchanges will occur.

There’s a sense of confusion around the rules, but also a sense of optimism, as advances in technology have brought the healthcare industry closer to true interoperability.

Mariann Yeager, CEO of the Sequoia Project, a nonprofit focused solely on advancing interoperability, noticed there...

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